West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves

Audit Analysis

The West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves project has a sound methodological foundation with a measured project-specific baseline and a combined additionality test, but suffers from a significant under-delivery of only ~14% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the elapsed monitoring period. Multiple material findings (19 CARs/CLs) were raised and closed, and two corrective actions remain open. The absence of a stated buffer pool and the gap between assumed and verified usage rates introduce moderate integrity and claim-safety concerns.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified ERR of 14,841 tCO2e represents only ~14% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation (~104,500 tCO2e) for the 5.1-year monitoring period out of a 7-year crediting period, indicating severe under-delivery or an overly optimistic ex-ante estimate
• ⚠19 material findings (CAR-01 to CAR-11, CL-01 to CL-08) were raised during verification, covering MR formatting, ex-ante parameters, KPT timing, fNRB review, calibration, GPS tracking, and usage survey frequency
• ⚠Two corrective actions remain open: final decision on subsidized stove pricing and implementation of a warranty system for stove repairs

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